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FZPN03 KNHC 242115
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU SEP 24 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.5N 120.8W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 
24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE
...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 15 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 123.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 35 NM NE QUADRANT...25 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 0 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA NEAR 17.6N 126.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.0N 129.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.5N 131.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.5N 133.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 60 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM
NW AND 45 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.

.LOW NEAR 10N138W 1009 MB MOVING WNW 7 KT. FROM 10N TO 22N W OF
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N139W 1006 MB. FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 
132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 12N140W 1007 MB. FROM
12N TO 21N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS N OF 29N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM THE COAST
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N109W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN
97W AND 106W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N112W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 
100W AND 109W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU SEP 24...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG BETWEEN
45 NM AND 150 NM NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
SE QUADRANT.

.LOW NEAR 10N138W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
30 NM OF LOW.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N90W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W TO 10N95W TO 11N108W TO 
15N119W...THEN RESUMES AT 15N124W TO 13N129W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 
97W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 109W AND 111W AND BETWEEN 131W AND 136W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 102W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.